Chinese mainland reports 54 new local COVID-19 cases
BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday recorded 54 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, 17 more than the previous day, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday.
Of the new local infections, 20 were reported in Beijing, 19 in Zhejiang, eight in Heilongjiang, four in Tianjin, two in Henan, and one in Yunnan, the commission said in its daily report.
Saturday also saw reports of 27 imported COVID-19 cases across the mainland and one suspected case arriving from outside the mainland in Shanghai.
No new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on the day, the commission said.
A total of 65 asymptomatic cases were newly reported Saturday, 49 of whom arrived from outside the mainland, according to the commission.
As of Saturday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, both local and imported, reported on the Chinese mainland had reached 106,015.
There were 2,026 patients still under treatment on Saturday, of whom 10 were in severe condition. A total of 4,636 patients had died of the virus on the Chinese mainland since the outbreak of the pandemic.
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